Subject: Re: Please help me figure this kernel stuff out!!
From: Patrick Callahan (pac1@tiac.net)
Date: Fri Sep 28 2001 - 07:31:13 MDT
On Thursday 27 September 2001 10:08, you wrote:
> Thanks for the quick replies concerning my kernel building plea
> for help. It appears it is far more involved than I had anticipated.
> For example, I figured it would be safe to nab the latest source
> from kernel.org for the build. But this might not be a wise choice for the
> PPC crowd.
I actually pulled this off for Linux 2.4.7
I started with a config file that worked for my distro on an earlier version
and worked it out from there. Twelve tries in all before I got it running
with ppp compiled into the kernel. (couldn't get ppp working as a module)
I basically turned everything off that I thought I could (support for video
cards and chips I don't have) and made everything built in. (no modules)
I actually learned a bit about linux by poking around in make menuconfig.
Wise choice? I still don't know. My box may be a bit more sluggish with the
kernel I built vs the 2.2.19 that came with YellowDogLinux, but I have no
hard numbers on this. I await YDL 2.1 with its latest and greatest.
- Pat Callahan
Acton Ma
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